Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1887-10-21

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Mrs. Gawler fell in her cellar one day this
week and was severely hurt. She fell about
eight feet
O. c. Brown is teaching very successful
term Of school in Coles valley. lie has class
in algebra.
Send cent stamp to DIR. J. c. Aver &
Co, Lowell, Mass for a SET Of their attrac-
tive album cards.
The Willamette University is doing a
grander work this year cducationally than eyer
before in its history.
The Mechanics fair is largely attended and
is pronunced equal, in excellence and attrac-
tiveness TO former fairs.
Many farmers on the Calapooia arc laying
tiles in the bottom lands as means of drain
age. This Is business.
Douglas county is coming 10 the front, now
that the people are beginning to manifest
spirit in public enterprise.
The president and his wife yesterday visited
the venerable Mrs, Polk, the forty years ago
mistress OF the White House.
Father Heinrich will remove from this place
TO Baker city. His successor is in town but
we have not learned his name.
1t is reported that the balance sheet for this
years state fair shows receipts TO be something
like $1,000 less than expenses.
Miss Augic Kays of Howell prairie was
seriously hurt by a horse running away with
her in dog cart last Saturday.
f. Wimberly of Mt. Scott is moving 10
Roseburg, and his son Ira, of Elkton, has
moved on TO his farm at Mt. Scott.
'What's jawsmith3" asks a correspon-
dent. 1t is man who thinks town can be
built up on 'chin music" or "talk."
a great deal of sickness still reported in
Roseburg but there is no diphtheria as has
been reported throughout the country.
The new school house is assuming proper,
tions and the work now will be pushed for:
ward as fast as lumber can be obtained.
Floyd Johnston and Alferd Cornutt both
promising young men of Douglas county, are
doing well at the Willamette University. :
Stephen W. Rawson, banker and million
aire of Chicago, was shot by his step-son,
whose mother was suing Rawson for divorce.
Capt. II. Dunham of steamer Coos plying
between Utter City and Marshfeld, Mrs. Dun,
ham and her mother are at the McClallen
house.
John Farquar is building an addition to the
house occupied by Prof. J. B. Homer. The
late increase in the Professors family necessl-
tated this work.
Wanted at THE REVIEW office 5 dozen
hens, one half black spanish, the other half
brown leghorn. Come right along with your
fowls and get the cash.
The stone culverts being put in just north
and south of the depot under the supervision
Of J. o. johnson, is an excellent piece of work,
and as everlasting as the hills.
1t is easy to account for the amount of sick
ness there has been in Roseburg this fall and
unless some OF the streets and alleys are
cleaned up the malaria will not cease.
The war in Jerusalem is still raging fierccly
and II. c. Stanton is having large sales of
those eastern boots. A third invoice Of them
will soon arrive. Call and examine them.
The Oregonian in speaking Of Mrs. Mary
T. Lathrop the orator from Michigan says
she is the peer of Miss Willard. This is
high praise, indeed. She will speak in Rose
burg Oct IS.
Mrs. J. a. Eggers went on a visit with her
father Mr.. Reed, to Vancouver last night. The
old gentleman has spent two weeks visit
pleasantly with his daughter and son-in law
!. y. Eggcrs.
Marble, the convicted murderer of Corker,
at Lafayette last winter, has been re sentenced.
lie Is 10 be hanged on the nth of next month
unless an appeal TO the Supreme court should
stay proceedings.
DR.. J. 3. PIltington, surgeon, oculist and
medical specialist will be at the McClallen
IIousealI day Thursday, Oct. 27th, 1887.
Patients will please come in carly in the day as
practicable. Examinations free.
A Chinese NJ. D. is creating quite sensa-
ton in Mr.. Conn's neighborhood and also in
Coles valley, is attending Professionally sew
eral families in each neighborhood, and i:
making some sick folks feel we'll
Eugene Birdsall who has been foreman o.
the Plaindealer for about two years, went tc
Portland this week looking for job. Mr.. c.
Y. Benjamin, son of w. F. Benjamin, takes
his place as foreman on the Plaindcaler.
In giving the list Of solid men in Dougla
county last week, S. Marks & Co. did no
appear on the returns of the Assessor, but in
vestigation shows that this company pays thi
year 5000 which is good round sum.
Page & Dimmick of Oakland are constant
in receipt of fresh supplies of drugs, nedi
cines, patent medicines, and everything usu
ally found in FIRST CLASS drug store
They are selling drugs at the lowest livin
rates.
The Presbyterian Synod of the Colunibis
which includes all the Presbyterian Churche
of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Alaska
begun its session at Tacoma on the 18th, an
an interesting session was1held by larg
body OF representative men,